On the Art of Writing
by Arthur Quiller-Couch
Taste attributes: documentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeRealistic and unhurried: an intimate non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like patience over pace.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
A series of lectures delivered at the University of Cambridge in 1913 and 1914, according to the Preface the text is pretty close to unchanged from the text of the lectures.
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- Author
- Arthur Quiller-Couch
- Published
- 1916
- Pages
- 218
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